The Spanish Verb ‘Ir’ Preterite Tense Conjugation (Pretérito)

The preterite tense is one of those tenses that seems to be irregular no matter which verb you are learning… unfortunately, the Spanish verb ‘ir’ is no exception!

Ir conjugated in the Preterite tense

yo fui – I went

tú fuiste – you went (formal singular)

él/ella fue – he/she went

usted fue – you went (polite singular)

nosotros/as fuimos – we went

vosotros/as fuisteis – you went (formal plural)

ellos/ellas fueron – they went

ustedes fueron – you went (polite plural)

The confusion with the preterite conjugation of irdoesn’t end there either…for those of you that are quite astute in noticing that the preterite of ir is conjugated exactly the same as the preterite conjugation of ser – ‘to be’ congratulations.

My initial thought when starting to study both of these verbs was that there was some kind of misprint but that isn’t the case.